Publications by authors named "L J McCormack"
Purpose: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort has enrolled over 60,000 children to examine how early environmental factors (broadly defined) are associated with key child health outcomes. The ECHO Cohort may be well-positioned to contribute to our understanding of rural environments and contexts, which has implications for rural health disparities research. The present study examined the outcome of child obesity to not only illustrate the suitability of ECHO Cohort data for these purposes but also determine how various definitions of rural and urban populations impact the presentation of findings and their interpretation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are increasing calls for the application of systems ergonomics methods in healthcare, although evidence for their utility and uptake is limited. In this study, 67 Australian healthcare workers participated in a six-month longitudinal study where they were trained to apply the AcciMap adverse event analysis and Net-HARMS risk assessment methods. Data were gathered in line with the RE-AIM (Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) evaluation framework, including rates of organisational uptake and method validity, perceived workload, usability, and barriers and facilitators to use in practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Occupational burnout can be associated with negative feelings about the workplace and feeling that a person's efforts are of little consequence. Within a healthcare setting, occupational burnout can be attributed to a high workload or a non-supportive work environment. Higher levels of burnout are associated with increased absenteeism and turnover, increased medical errors and decreased patient care.
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- The study examines how well the public and health care providers understand emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for unapproved products or uses during health emergencies as defined by federal law.
- A scoping review of existing literature found 13 studies discussing attitudes and understanding of EUAs, but none focused on promoting these products.
- Results indicate that both the public and health care providers are unclear about EUAs, raising safety concerns and potentially decreasing their willingness to use such treatments or vaccines.
Importance: Limited access to healthy foods, resulting from residence in neighborhoods with low food access, is a public health concern. The contribution of this exposure in early life to child obesity remains uncertain.
Objective: To examine associations of neighborhood food access during pregnancy or early childhood with child body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk.